Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-06
Halsteads Attack on Logan.

HaiStead $ Attack on Logan.
The opinion of DR.. Hamilton as to
the causes of death in the case Of
Gen. Logan are worth a good deal
he was an intimate personal friend
and knew Of the matters that were
the chief source of worry to Gen.
Logan. DIR. Hamilton positively
declares that the attacks Of Mr..
Halsteai, Of The Cincinnati Com
mercjdt Gazette, was one of the
causes OF Gen. Logan's breakup
which rendered him unable to re.
sist the encrOachments of his di-
4ease. There is no doubt that Mr..
lialstead goes beyond all reason
in his warfare upon public
men. At various times he has
made the most unwarranted and
vindictive assaults upon Grant,
Sherman, Garfield and other public
men. The republication of his Gar
field letter showed him to be reck
less as we'll AS an ignorant man.
Gen. Logan reported against the
resolution for an Investigation into
the election of Senator PAINE, who
was charged with having secured
his seat 10y bribery. This was Il dis
appointment to almost everybody.
But there was no ground whatever
for charging dishonesty against
Gen Logan. He really believed,
what many others now believe, that
if there was bribery in the senatori.
election rs there probably was--it
could not be shown to be with
Payne's knowledge or participation.
He believed such an investigation
could amount 10 nothing. Mr.. Hal
stead at once began vicious war
upon Logan aud never let up ON it.
He iutimated dishonesty and brlb-
cry aud omitted no opportunity to
malign Logan. Finally, probably
though the lnstrumentallty of per
sous in whose way Logan was, As a
candidate for the presidential nom
ination, he secured possession of a
letter written by Grant retlecting
severely on the loyalty of Logan To
the Republican party. As Grant
and Logan were friends subsequent
IS, it was apparent that the letter
was written under a misapprehrn-
sion and that the Judgment was
mistaken. The publication of this
letter hurt Logan deeply and wor-
ried him constantly. DIR. Hamilton
says il contributed to his death.
Those who remember the vicious
character of IIalstead's attacks upon
military men who refused, during
the war, to allow him to conuuct
their campaigns, can CONCEIVE the
nature of the warfare he made up
on Logan. Niitca1ltes Sentinel.
Mn. EDWARD kEEGAN, who lives
about four miles east of Mineral
Point, in attempting to cross the
track of the Chicago Il Northwest
crn railroad near Muntfnrt, nj the
Armheld school house, with team,
on Tuesday of last week, came in
contact with the engine on the west
bound passenger train, which struck
his team full broad side killing one
horse outright and badly wopudIng
the other aud severely cutting and
b,ulSing Mr. ktegau about the head
aud face. The train was stopped
and when found Mr.. *. was picked
up from the cattle guards, having
fallen through the track. He was
taken ON TO the train in an uucon-
clous state and taken to the Mont
fort depot where he was cared for
nv Dr. NauDuSen ana others. Next
morning he was removed to the
residence of Geo. Gibson where he
is at present in a fair way Of recoy-
cry, having had no bones broken,
and it is expected that he will be up
aud around in a few days Dodge
rifle Chronicle.